Joan Sims

Joan Sims

Irene Joan Marion Sims was an English actress remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, including Carry On Nurse, Carry On Cleo, and Carry On Camping. She played Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry in On the Up, and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.

Known For

The Thief and the Cobbler

as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

Carry On Nurse

as Student Nurse Stella Dawson

Carry On Camping

as Joan Fussey

Cast Credits

On Location: The Carry Ons

as Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tender Loving Care

as Daisy Potter

The Thief and the Cobbler

as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

Morrissey - Hulmerist

as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board

The Fool

as Lady Daphne

Deceptions

as Mrs. Thirkell

Hay Fever

as Clara

Carry On Emmannuelle

as Mrs. Dangle

That's Carry On!

as Various Characters (archive footage)

Carry On England

as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe

Love Among the Ruins

as Fanny Pratt

Carry On Behind

as Daphne Barnes

Carry On Dick

as Madame Desiree

Carry on Christmas

as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.

Carry On Girls

as Connie Philpotts

Not Now Darling

as Miss Tipdale

The Cobblers of Umbridge

as Lilian Beverly

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)

as Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife

Carry On Abroad

as Cora Flange

Carry On Matron

as Mrs. Tidey

A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")